WASHINGTON — The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Antawn Jamison on Wednesday night, the forward they hope will fit in between LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal on a championship front line.

Jamison goes to Cleveland from the Washington Wizards in a three- team trade that sent Drew Gooden to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Washington received Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, a 2010 first-round draft pick and the rights to Emir Preldzic, who was selected in the second round of last year’s draft, from Cleveland.

The Wizards also received forward Al Thornton from Los Angeles, while Cleveland gets guard Sebastian Telfair from the Clippers.

Meanwhile, Cavaliers forward Leon Powe, signed during the offseason from Boston, could make his debut tonight against Denver following summer knee surgery.

• Dallas Mavericks center Erick Dampier is out indefinitely after having surgery to close an open dislocation of his right middle finger.

• The New York Knicks traded Darko Milicic and cash considerations to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Brian Cardinal.

No. 1 seed Stricker bows out

MARANA, Ariz. — Steve Stricker took over for Tiger Woods as the No. 1 seed at the Match Play Championship, and then did something only Woods had achieved in the 12-year history of the event.

He lost in the opening round.

Ross McGowan, who only got into the 64-man field because Woods isn’t playing, rolled in a 30- foot par putt on the 19th hole to become only the second No. 64 seed to win a match. The other was in 2002, when Peter O’Malley beat Woods.

Jurrjens’ shoulder passes exam

ATLANTA — Braves pitcher Jair Jurrjens has only mild inflammation in his right shoulder and could resume throwing as soon as next week after an MRI showed no damage to his rotator cuff or labrum.

• Former pitcher Jim Bibby, a member of the 1979 World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates, died Tuesday of undisclosed causes in Lynchburg, Va. He was 65.

Oregon tailback La-Michael James, who rushed for 1,546 yards as a freshman, was arrested on domestic violence charges after his girlfriend said he grabbed her neck during an argument outside his apartment and pushed her to the ground.

• Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett is expected to miss spring practice after suffering a broken bone in his left foot.

• Former Florida All-America center Dwayne Schintzius is getting treatment for what has become a months-long battle with leukemia.

• Former 10,000-meter world champion Moses Tanui suffered serious leg and chest injuries, and former world championship runner David Lelei was killed in an auto accident on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya.

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